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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT FRI OCT 17 2008

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY
BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

GMZ089-180330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT FRI OCT 17 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE SE LOUISIANA TO 
TAMPICO MEXICO WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 25N94W 
TO THE SW BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SAT MORNING. THE FRONT WILL 
CONTINUE SE THEN STALL OVER THE FAR SE GULF SUN AS HIGH PRES 
BUILDS TO THE NORTH. 

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GMZ080-180330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT FRI OCT 17 2008

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 
FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG AND W OF FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-180330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI OCT 17 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-180330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT FRI OCT 17 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT BEHIND THE FRONT LATE.  SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N N TO NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S 
OF FRONT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-180330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT FRI OCT 17 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
$$

FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN